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 You realise. So chapter 28, verse 16.

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 And of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.

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 And behold, I am with you always to the end of the age.

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 All right. Good morning, church. How are you all doing?

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 Good.

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 Good.

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 And hello to those part of our church who's also on holidays and watching YouTube.

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 Very welcome.

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 My name is Kelvin. For those that we haven't met, I'm Cindy's husband.

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 And Cindy's over there in the back.

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 And we are one of the helpers here at Grace Church.

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 Yeah, would you please bow with me as we come to God's Word?

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 Yeah, let's pray.

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 Yeah, Heavenly Father, we are so grateful that every year we get to have this special season to think about your Son.

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 Not that it should be done once a year, but it should be done every day.

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 But you really allow this to be something that we can just refocus.

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 Look at his birth.

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 And today, as we come to your Word and looking at how he has overcome death and has come to life,

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 the hope that brings and the purpose that brings for your world.

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 Lord, help us have open hearts and minds and hands and feet and just the whole of us that we can be open to you.

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 Please give your people the years to hear your Word and not mine.

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 And if there are anything, Lord, that are not pleasing that I speak, please forgive and please protect.

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 And all these things we pray in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Yeah, so...

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 Yeah, I want to start with this little analogy, and that is whales.

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 Just as whales are made to live underwater, we are made to live under God, right?

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 We need whales to survive.

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 I mean, we need water to survive.

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 So when Adam and Eve went autonomous, which literally means self-rule, we as a race basically became beached whales.

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 We separated ourselves from our source of life and took the entire creation that God has put under us with it.

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 Although we might be loving it on the beach for a while, and I noticed last week many of us did,

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 soon we find ourselves struggling for breath, and eventually we all die, both physically and spiritually,

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 unless there is a plan of rescue.

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 The entire Old Testament shouts that God has a rescue plan.

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 Time after time, God promised Israel that he will send his anointed king, a Messiah,

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 a descendant from the line of David, to restore everything that is broken, including you and me.

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 And his plan is not just for Israel, but for all humanity.

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 The good news Matthew reported in this book called the Gospel of Matthew is that the promised king is here,

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 and his name is Jesus, which literally means Yahweh saves.

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 Israel should be the first to repent, followed by the rest of humanity,

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 because the kingdom of heaven is here.

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 But no matter how amazing and awesome this king's Jesus, his teaching and his miracles were,

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 Israel's leaders just wouldn't budge.

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 They took the good news as fake news,

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 and rejected Jesus as God's anointed king,

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 and he even killed him on the cross.

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 So imagine, you're one of the remaining 11 disciples.

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 You've been following Jesus for three whole years.

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 Your rabbi and friend has died,

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 but now he really came back to life.

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 You've seen him, you've touched him, you've eaten with him.

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 Incredible.

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 What question would you ask him if you were one of those disciples?

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 Here's the question the disciples, his disciples asked Jesus,

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 and we can see that in Acts 1.

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 What's happening with that kingdom God has promised Israel?

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 What's happening with that kingdom?

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 In other words, what is next, Lord?

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 Today, through Matthew 28, we will look at what's next with God's kingdom under three headings.

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 Authority, assignment, and assurance.

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 These are in your bulletin.

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 Let's hear them together, because we, the church, God's kingdom people,

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 can only make sense when we know who is in charge,

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 what Christ came for, and once done, and how.

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 Are we ready?

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 Yes?

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 All right.

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 Let's begin.

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 First, authority.

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 In Australia, people might debate who is the greatest cricketer there ever existed.

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 Right?

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 I don't know if you're Shane or Steve or whatever, you know.

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 I've got a book on some of them.

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 I've never read it yet.

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 Among the Jews, the supremacy of Moses' authority

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 was really not a subject of debate.

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 He was not only the lawgiver, but he was also the supreme judge.

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 His power, his authority, actually lasted for generations, even after he died.

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 So when God was preparing this guy Joshua to succeed Moses,

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 this actually became a bit of a problem.

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 In Numbers 27, and we printed that little snippet in your bulletin as well,

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 God had to tell Moses to do an in-person handover commissioning ceremony

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 in front of the entire nation of over a million people.

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 So imagine the MCG, right?

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 Filled with people.

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 I don't know how many of that.

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 Like all that people needs to come together and look at and see this ceremony.

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 Why?

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 Because God knew that unless he made it really very public,

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 this commissioning,

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 Israel would not obey Joshua when Moses was gone.

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 And part of the text is printed in the bulletin, so please check it out.

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 Fast forward to Jesus' time,

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 God actually gave some of the Jesus' disciples a preview

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 that Israel must start listening and submitting to Jesus, not Moses.

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 Do you remember that transfiguration story that we saw in Matthew 17?

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 They were on a high mountain.

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 Jesus was glowing like the sun in front of Peter, James, and John.

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 And then Moses and Elijah also appeared chatting with Jesus.

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 And of course, Peter was making a fool of himself.

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 And then God spoke through a bright shining cloud.

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 And what did God say?

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 This is my beloved son,

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 with whom I'm well pleased.

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 Listen to him.

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 Listen to him.

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 Who need to listen to Jesus here?

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 Surely, Peter, James, and John, right?

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 But wasn't Moses and Elijah also up on that mountain at that time?

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 Jesus is the one Israel must obey,

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 past, present, and future.

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 When Jesus summoned the eleven disciples up on the mountain

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 and said to them in Matthew 28,

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 all authorities on heaven and on earth has been given to me,

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 this is not like Jesus had some missing authority

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 and just picked up a new badge and said,

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 here you go, this is my new one.

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 Jesus was telling the eleven disciples

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 that they need to put some new glasses on, like I have,

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 and be able to see who is actually in charge all along.

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 Not Moses, for Jesus is the ultimate prophet.

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 Not Caiaphas, for Jesus is the ultimate high priest.

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 And definitely not Caesar or Herod,

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 because Jesus is the ultimate king.

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 As Christ's disciple, have we put on these new glasses on?

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 Does the way we spend our time, energy, and worries

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 reflect that Jesus is truly in charge?

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 Or are we letting our screens and our own desires take that place?

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 Another thing the eleven needed to learn

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 is that the kingdom of heaven is not exclusive to Israel.

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 In Matthew 10, Jesus did tell his disciples,

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 do not go to the Gentiles and Samaritans,

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 but go only to the Lord's sheep of Israel

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 to announce the kingdom of heaven.

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 Why?

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 Because God had different plans for different parts of Jesus' mission,

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 before and after his death and resurrection.

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 Do this before the cross and do this after the cross.

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 Plan was different.

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 Jesus was nailed as the king of the Jews,

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 but he rose as the king of heaven and earth.

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 From the highest to the lowest,

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 to the greatest to the nearest,

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 to the tiniest,

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 the nearest to the furthest,

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 from invisible to visible,

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 all things in the universe answers to Jesus.

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 Include those ones, those weird ones,

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 who do not like doughnuts.

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 That's me, by the way.

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 All authorities on heaven and on earth belongs to Jesus.

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 There is no exception.

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 That is the new perspective the 11 disciples needed.

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 But what's Jesus doing with all this massive power?

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 He says,

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 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.

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 With the greatest power ever that anyone had ever in the whole universe,

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 Jesus sends out his disciples,

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 not to start a global war,

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 but to all the people groups of all the world

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 to call them into his kingdom.

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 No one is excluded,

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 for God so loved the world of which all peoples are part of,

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 that he gave his only son.

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 Christ's disciples are not called to form an exclusive local club

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 with people who are just like them by their own initiatives.

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 They are commanded to make disciples of people regardless of their backgrounds,

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 wherever they are at.

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 That is how our risen king wants disciples to exercise his universal authority.

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 What a job it is.

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 Once upon a time,

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 there were three guys

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 who was on a game show interview,

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 and the first guy was asked,

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 Who do you work for?

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 And this guy dressed in this fancy black suit says,

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 I work for Elon Musk,

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 the richest man in the world.

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 And then he turned to the second guy

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 and says,

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 Hey, what do you do for a living?

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 And he says,

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 Oh, I work for Taylor Swift,

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 the most popular musician there is

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 over paper probably in all times.

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 And then the host turned to the third guy.

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 He says,

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 How about you, mate?

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 The guy stood tall and answered,

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 I'm a Christian.

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 I work for Jesus,

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 the most powerful person in the entire universe.

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 Jesus' disciples are divine, royal ambassadors,

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 representative servants of the highest king of heaven and earth,

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 not mere volunteers.

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 Their mission is to make disciples for the king.

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 And what is making disciples?

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 That brings us to our second point,

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 the assignment.

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 In God's kingdom context,

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 discipleship is not a course you finish,

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 it is a life you enter.

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 Verse 19 says this,

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 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,

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 baptizing them in the name of the Father,

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 and of the Son,

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 and of the Holy Spirit.

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 Very familiar words, right?

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 For almost 40 years,

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 I've always thought,

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 when you baptize someone,

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 you have to call on the name of the Father,

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 the Son,

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 and the Spirit,

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 because that's what this verse says.

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 I was baptized that way,

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 and I've baptized people for years that way.

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 But having searched through the Bible recently,

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 I discovered that no one in the New Testament

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 actually used that wording

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 when they're baptizing people.

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 I'm not saying,

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 don't get me wrong,

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 I'm not saying this Trinitarian wording

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 so many churches have been using

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 for God knows how many years is wrong.

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 But if you look at Acts chapter 2,

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 8,

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 10,

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 and 19,

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 where people were all baptized,

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 they were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ,

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 without mentioning the Father or the Holy Spirit.

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 When I saw this,

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 I was really struggling.

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 I had to go back to check again and again.

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 I did it over a month,

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 just to make sure I'm not seeing things wrongly.

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 And even more interestingly,

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 we go deeper into Acts 19,

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 and please take a look in your spare time.

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 In 19, Romans 6,

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 and Galatians 3,

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 they all say believers are baptized into Christ.

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 Not in Christ,

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 into Christ,

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 or into the name of Christ.

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 Which gives us kind of like a sense of a movement thing.

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 And when I looked at the Greek,

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 I don't really like Greek,

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 but I have to look at it.

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 That's what Jesus is saying here in Matthew 20, 18.

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 Baptizing them into the name of the Father,

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 and so on.

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 And some of you,

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 if you have an ESV Bible or other version,

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 it actually has a footnote saying,

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 you know,

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 all into kind of thing.

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 So what does that mean,

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 into the name of the Father?

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 To baptize someone,

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 and many of us already know,

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 what is it?

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 It is to wash,

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 or to dip,

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 or to dunk,

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 or to plunge,

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 you know,

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 something into liquid.

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 You know,

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 hopefully it's clean water, right?

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 But into the name,

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 what's the technical phrase?

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 Like used in legal documents,

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 like John would love.

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 You know,

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 that signifies a transfer of ownership,

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 of allegiance,

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 or identity.

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 Like if I sold my car,

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 and I don't want to sell my car yet,

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 I need to go to Services New South Wales

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 and do what?

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 I need to transfer my car's name

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 into the name of the new owner.

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 So when Jesus told his disciples

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 to baptize people

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 into the name of the Father,

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 of the Son,

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 and of the Holy Spirit,

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 what's happening?

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 He's referring to lives

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 being transferred,

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 being plunged

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 into God's new ownership.

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 Not so much about the ritual,

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 or the ceremony,

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 which other verses actually

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 talks about in the Bible.

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 Romans 6 says that

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 we are baptized

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 into Christ's death,

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 and resurrection,

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 with the new purpose

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 of living a new life.

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 Matthew 28 says,

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 discipleship is a complete transfer

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 of identity,

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 ownership,

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 and new relationship.

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 These are overlapping

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 biblical truths.

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 They don't conflict,

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 but with different emphasis.

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 Or emphasis?

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 Emphasis.

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 But why Father,

00:17:06.240 --> 00:17:06.440
 Son,

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 and Spirit?

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 Why didn't Jesus just say God?

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 Well,

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 some of our brothers

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 sitting up the back there

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 actually reminded me last week,

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 salvation is indeed

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 from the Father,

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 through the Son,

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 by the Holy Spirit.

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 One God,

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 three persons.

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 Being co-equal,

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 they coexist

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 in self-giving love

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 centered on,

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 not themselves,

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 but the other person

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 in the Trinity.

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 Some Christian authors

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 have described the Trinity

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 as like a three-people dance.

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 No one ever claims

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 the center.

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 They're just dancing

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 around each other.

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 Is it like a bush dance

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 kind of thing?

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 Yeah,

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 a little bit like that.

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 The Father and Son

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 and Holy Spirit

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 would never say,

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 I'm here,

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 you go around me.

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 No.

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 So,

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 this is basically

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 what the disciples'

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 new life is,

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 centered on God

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 and others,

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 which is pretty much

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 the opposite

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 of autonomy,

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 separation,

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 and death.

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 being baptized

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 into our new identity

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 and life with God

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 then is being transferred

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 into God's

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 own divine community,

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 the Trinity,

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 Father,

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 Son,

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 and Spirit.

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 1 John 1 says

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 that the apostles

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 were the first

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 to enter

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 into this divine community

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 or dance

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 or fellowship.

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 Then,

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 the church

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 follows them

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 into this same

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 community.

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 being immersed

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 into community

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 with our real

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 source of life

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 is the essence

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 of Christian discipleship

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 and kingdom citizenship.

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 With the new identity

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 comes a new way

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 of living.

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 So,

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 how?

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 Our Savior King

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 says this in verse 20,

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 teaching them

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 to observe

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 all that I have

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 commanded you.

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 Although disciples

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 are 100% God-made,

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 who are plunged

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 into their new kingdom

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 identity,

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 sorry,

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 although disciples

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 are 100% God-made,

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 all who are plunged

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 into their new kingdom

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 identity

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 need to be taught.

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 To our westernized minds,

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 it sounds like

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 endless lectures,

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 sermons,

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 and Bible studies.

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 All that I have commanded you,

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 that's what Jesus said,

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 also sounds like

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 mission impossible,

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 doesn't it?

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 Who on earth

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 can remember

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 all that Jesus

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 has ever commanded?

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 If we teach

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 or learn

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 Christ's commands

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 by just listening

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 and reading,

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 some studies

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 have shown,

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 and all you teachers

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 out there

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 can correct me,

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 that our retention rate

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 is about 5% to 10%.

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 Just sitting there

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 listening,

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 listening,

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 that's 5%.

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 So,

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 by the end of today's sermon,

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 that's what you're going to get,

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 5%.

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 Not so great.

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 But,

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 if you're part of a small group

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 and engage in a group discussion,

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 what happens?

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 Retention rate would go up

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 to how much?

00:20:05.180 --> 00:20:05.920
 What's it, Alex?

00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:07.680
 6%.

00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:08.079
 Oh, dear.

00:20:10.079 --> 00:20:10.519
 Mate,

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 you're killing me here.

00:20:13.299 --> 00:20:13.720
 Well,

00:20:13.980 --> 00:20:15.399
 the study that I looked at

00:20:15.399 --> 00:20:16.779
 by the NTL.org,

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 no,

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 says it actually can go up

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 to 30% to 50%.

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 It's a lot better,

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 isn't it?

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 5%,

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 you know,

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 30%,

00:20:24.500 --> 00:20:24.740
 you know.

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 But still not great,

00:20:26.640 --> 00:20:26.800
 right?

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 Who wants a 50% ATAR

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 if you're doing your HSC,

00:20:29.140 --> 00:20:29.320
 right?

00:20:31.160 --> 00:20:31.560
 But,

00:20:31.759 --> 00:20:33.300
 if we do what Jesus did

00:20:33.300 --> 00:20:34.040
 with his disciples,

00:20:34.900 --> 00:20:35.060
 okay,

00:20:35.180 --> 00:20:35.360
 so,

00:20:35.880 --> 00:20:36.900
 besides teaching them,

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 a lot of teaching,

00:20:37.680 --> 00:20:37.780
 you know,

00:20:37.820 --> 00:20:38.600
 there are five big chunks

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 of teaching in Matthew,

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 he also taught through

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 practical training,

00:20:42.320 --> 00:20:43.140
 sending them out,

00:20:43.860 --> 00:20:44.519
 and then maybe,

00:20:44.900 --> 00:20:45.080
 you know,

00:20:45.140 --> 00:20:46.060
 coaching them afterwards.

00:20:47.180 --> 00:20:47.880
 Studies have shown

00:20:47.880 --> 00:20:49.120
 that retention rates

00:20:49.120 --> 00:20:49.720
 can go up

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 to how much, Alex?

00:20:52.400 --> 00:20:52.940
 That's good,

00:20:53.019 --> 00:20:53.160
 right?

00:20:53.600 --> 00:20:54.279
 He gave up.

00:20:54.660 --> 00:20:54.860
 Yeah,

00:20:55.120 --> 00:20:57.160
 80% or 90%.

00:20:57.160 --> 00:20:57.460
 But,

00:20:57.539 --> 00:20:58.680
 if you actually go do it,

00:20:59.000 --> 00:20:59.140
 you know,

00:20:59.180 --> 00:20:59.720
 try it out,

00:20:59.819 --> 00:21:00.220
 do it,

00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:01.579
 it goes up a lot.

00:21:02.400 --> 00:21:02.519
 You know,

00:21:02.539 --> 00:21:03.000
 that's how you,

00:21:03.100 --> 00:21:03.279
 oh,

00:21:03.500 --> 00:21:04.860
 this past is amazing,

00:21:04.980 --> 00:21:05.100
 you know,

00:21:05.100 --> 00:21:06.079
 how can they remember so much?

00:21:06.299 --> 00:21:07.480
 Because they actually do it,

00:21:07.559 --> 00:21:07.819
 I mean,

00:21:07.980 --> 00:21:08.259
 you know,

00:21:08.299 --> 00:21:09.180
 and not just pastors.

00:21:09.400 --> 00:21:09.600
 Many,

00:21:09.660 --> 00:21:11.720
 many godly Christians,

00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:12.019
 like,

00:21:12.100 --> 00:21:13.279
 you know what John Patterson says,

00:21:13.339 --> 00:21:14.740
 good Protestants out there,

00:21:14.779 --> 00:21:14.980
 you know.

00:21:16.079 --> 00:21:16.480
 It's,

00:21:16.539 --> 00:21:16.740
 you know,

00:21:16.779 --> 00:21:17.380
 it's great.

00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:18.860
 It can't go up.

00:21:18.859 --> 00:21:19.379
 So,

00:21:19.379 --> 00:21:20.279
 in Jesus' culture,

00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:21.519
 once a disciple

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 is accepted by the rabbi,

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 he would follow the rabbi

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 everywhere,

00:21:26.259 --> 00:21:27.519
 often without asking

00:21:27.519 --> 00:21:28.740
 the rabbi

00:21:28.740 --> 00:21:29.419
 where he's going.

00:21:29.939 --> 00:21:30.439
 You can see that

00:21:30.439 --> 00:21:31.279
 in Matthew 8,

00:21:31.339 --> 00:21:31.659
 19.

00:21:32.679 --> 00:21:33.699
 The disciple,

00:21:33.939 --> 00:21:34.679
 the usual disciple,

00:21:34.799 --> 00:21:35.799
 is the deepest desire,

00:21:36.299 --> 00:21:37.139
 is actually just to follow

00:21:37.139 --> 00:21:37.979
 the rabbi

00:21:37.979 --> 00:21:39.199
 so closely

00:21:39.199 --> 00:21:40.399
 that he would become

00:21:40.399 --> 00:21:41.219
 like the teacher,

00:21:41.659 --> 00:21:42.299
 like a mini-me,

00:21:42.359 --> 00:21:42.519
 you know,

00:21:42.559 --> 00:21:43.000
 following around.

00:21:43.000 --> 00:21:44.500
 And Jesus says this

00:21:44.500 --> 00:21:45.339
 in Luke 6,

00:21:45.819 --> 00:21:46.779
 40 as well.

00:21:47.660 --> 00:21:48.119
 Jesus says,

00:21:48.259 --> 00:21:48.920
 a disciple

00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:50.180
 is not above his teacher,

00:21:50.259 --> 00:21:50.940
 that's the rabbi

00:21:50.940 --> 00:21:51.460
 or master

00:21:51.460 --> 00:21:52.259
 he's referring to,

00:21:52.619 --> 00:21:53.480
 but everyone

00:21:53.480 --> 00:21:54.559
 fully trained

00:21:54.559 --> 00:21:55.500
 will be like

00:21:55.500 --> 00:21:56.099
 his teacher.

00:21:57.859 --> 00:21:58.299
 So,

00:21:58.400 --> 00:21:58.839
 a disciple

00:21:58.839 --> 00:21:59.420
 would rarely

00:21:59.420 --> 00:22:01.099
 leave his rabbi's side

00:22:01.099 --> 00:22:02.099
 because they don't

00:22:02.099 --> 00:22:03.019
 want to miss out

00:22:03.019 --> 00:22:03.900
 copying his teacher.

00:22:04.920 --> 00:22:05.400
 They follow him

00:22:05.400 --> 00:22:05.759
 everywhere

00:22:05.759 --> 00:22:06.240
 and they copy

00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:06.819
 everything they do,

00:22:06.960 --> 00:22:07.759
 the way they drink tea

00:22:07.759 --> 00:22:08.039
 and whatnot,

00:22:08.180 --> 00:22:08.319
 you know,

00:22:08.700 --> 00:22:09.420
 that's what they do.

00:22:10.420 --> 00:22:11.060
 And that's why

00:22:11.060 --> 00:22:11.800
 when Jesus

00:22:11.800 --> 00:22:12.660
 walked on water,

00:22:12.940 --> 00:22:13.600
 what did people do?

00:22:13.840 --> 00:22:14.480
 Peter do?

00:22:15.440 --> 00:22:15.860
 You know,

00:22:15.900 --> 00:22:17.000
 he had a bit of a FOMO,

00:22:17.120 --> 00:22:17.240
 you know,

00:22:17.300 --> 00:22:18.620
 like a fear of missing out moment,

00:22:19.120 --> 00:22:19.340
 you know,

00:22:19.360 --> 00:22:20.640
 so he tried copying Jesus,

00:22:20.900 --> 00:22:21.100
 you know,

00:22:21.180 --> 00:22:21.380
 oh,

00:22:21.560 --> 00:22:21.880
 you walk,

00:22:21.920 --> 00:22:22.200
 I walk,

00:22:22.259 --> 00:22:22.560
 you jump,

00:22:22.600 --> 00:22:22.900
 I jump,

00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:23.160
 you know,

00:22:23.200 --> 00:22:24.680
 that's what the disciple do.

00:22:25.340 --> 00:22:26.539
 Not because he was an idiot,

00:22:27.980 --> 00:22:28.120
 you know,

00:22:28.140 --> 00:22:29.460
 but that isn't just

00:22:29.460 --> 00:22:29.740
 the way,

00:22:29.820 --> 00:22:30.480
 you know,

00:22:30.700 --> 00:22:31.880
 the way of the old days,

00:22:31.960 --> 00:22:32.039
 you know,

00:22:32.039 --> 00:22:33.019
 nobody does that anymore,

00:22:33.320 --> 00:22:33.519
 you know,

00:22:33.580 --> 00:22:34.580
 it's an Israel thing,

00:22:34.920 --> 00:22:35.080
 you know,

00:22:35.140 --> 00:22:36.120
 it's like 2000 years ago,

00:22:36.360 --> 00:22:37.039
 how can we do it?

00:22:37.140 --> 00:22:38.140
 Life's busy here.

00:22:40.420 --> 00:22:42.240
 To become a qualified electrician

00:22:42.240 --> 00:22:43.200
 in New South Wales,

00:22:43.360 --> 00:22:43.759
 and we've got

00:22:43.759 --> 00:22:45.660
 a couple of them here,

00:22:45.759 --> 00:22:46.320
 where's Brendan?

00:22:48.240 --> 00:22:48.920
 I'm sweating.

00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:49.620
 Yeah.

00:22:50.320 --> 00:22:51.100
 In New South Wales,

00:22:51.160 --> 00:22:52.580
 to become a licensed electrician,

00:22:52.700 --> 00:22:53.800
 the current requirement says

00:22:53.800 --> 00:22:54.440
 you need to complete

00:22:54.440 --> 00:22:55.100
 an apprenticeship,

00:22:55.259 --> 00:22:55.580
 is that right?

00:22:56.200 --> 00:22:56.440
 Yeah.

00:22:56.660 --> 00:22:56.860
 Okay,

00:22:56.940 --> 00:22:57.080
 good.

00:22:57.759 --> 00:22:58.900
 It typically requires

00:22:58.900 --> 00:22:59.920
 about four years of training,

00:23:00.820 --> 00:23:00.980
 yeah,

00:23:01.019 --> 00:23:01.200
 roughly,

00:23:01.420 --> 00:23:01.600
 yeah,

00:23:01.599 --> 00:23:04.000
 and approximately 8,000 hours

00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:05.939
 of not lectures,

00:23:06.299 --> 00:23:07.559
 but supervised on the job

00:23:07.559 --> 00:23:08.259
 practical experience

00:23:08.259 --> 00:23:10.219
 alongside formal classroom trainings.

00:23:11.299 --> 00:23:12.559
 That's today in New South Wales.

00:23:13.399 --> 00:23:14.319
 Why so many hours

00:23:14.319 --> 00:23:15.059
 of practical training?

00:23:16.099 --> 00:23:16.259
 Well,

00:23:16.319 --> 00:23:17.039
 because this way,

00:23:17.139 --> 00:23:17.439
 hopefully,

00:23:18.139 --> 00:23:19.279
 we have more electricians

00:23:19.279 --> 00:23:20.240
 that can remember

00:23:20.240 --> 00:23:21.139
 and actually do,

00:23:21.339 --> 00:23:21.639
 you know,

00:23:21.719 --> 00:23:22.799
 what the law of physics

00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:23.379
 actually says,

00:23:23.519 --> 00:23:23.639
 and,

00:23:24.039 --> 00:23:24.240
 you know,

00:23:24.399 --> 00:23:26.039
 we have less dead electricians,

00:23:26.099 --> 00:23:26.379
 I guess.

00:23:26.380 --> 00:23:30.460
 The same way it goes

00:23:30.460 --> 00:23:32.000
 with Christian discipleship,

00:23:32.760 --> 00:23:34.720
 formation on top of information,

00:23:35.880 --> 00:23:36.800
 on-the-job training

00:23:36.800 --> 00:23:38.100
 and off-the-job training

00:23:38.100 --> 00:23:39.580
 are equally important.

00:23:41.200 --> 00:23:42.160
 Listening to God,

00:23:42.500 --> 00:23:43.640
 the gospel-centered preaching,

00:23:44.240 --> 00:23:44.900
 reading books

00:23:44.900 --> 00:23:47.000
 and study Bibles together

00:23:47.000 --> 00:23:48.140
 are all very,

00:23:48.260 --> 00:23:48.380
 very,

00:23:48.380 --> 00:23:48.800
 very good things.

00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:49.480
 We must do them

00:23:49.480 --> 00:23:50.460
 and continue to do them

00:23:50.460 --> 00:23:51.220
 with vigilance.

00:23:52.100 --> 00:23:53.200
 But the more we live out

00:23:53.200 --> 00:23:54.720
 Christ's commands together,

00:23:55.620 --> 00:23:56.160
 repenting,

00:23:56.380 --> 00:23:56.840
 forgiving,

00:23:57.240 --> 00:23:58.240
 seeking the fathers

00:23:58.240 --> 00:23:59.460
 in prayer together,

00:24:00.080 --> 00:24:01.220
 loving enemies together,

00:24:01.840 --> 00:24:03.400
 giving to the marginalized together,

00:24:03.960 --> 00:24:05.100
 calling the unreached

00:24:05.100 --> 00:24:06.280
 and sending out

00:24:06.280 --> 00:24:07.780
 the equipped together,

00:24:08.600 --> 00:24:10.200
 the more we become

00:24:10.200 --> 00:24:11.620
 like Christ.

00:24:13.260 --> 00:24:13.900
 Students,

00:24:14.240 --> 00:24:14.640
 disciples,

00:24:15.200 --> 00:24:16.540
 becoming our ultimate

00:24:16.540 --> 00:24:17.020
 rabbi,

00:24:17.640 --> 00:24:17.900
 Jesus.

00:24:19.940 --> 00:24:20.920
 Discipleship is not

00:24:20.920 --> 00:24:22.120
 a course we finish,

00:24:22.680 --> 00:24:24.240
 it is a life we enter.

00:24:24.240 --> 00:24:27.940
 So in Matthew 28,

00:24:28.039 --> 00:24:28.880
 our king has given

00:24:28.880 --> 00:24:29.759
 his authority,

00:24:30.620 --> 00:24:31.200
 has given us

00:24:31.200 --> 00:24:31.859
 his assignment,

00:24:32.920 --> 00:24:33.660
 but what can we,

00:24:33.839 --> 00:24:34.960
 but can we really do it?

00:24:36.839 --> 00:24:37.519
 That's where

00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:38.740
 our king's assurance,

00:24:39.079 --> 00:24:39.559
 our third

00:24:39.559 --> 00:24:40.460
 and final point

00:24:40.460 --> 00:24:40.980
 comes in.

00:24:43.980 --> 00:24:45.019
 In God's kingdom,

00:24:45.019 --> 00:24:46.319
 the king's assurance

00:24:46.319 --> 00:24:47.019
 is both mission

00:24:47.579 --> 00:24:49.099
 and also comfort.

00:24:49.099 --> 00:24:51.099
 Jesus says,

00:24:51.279 --> 00:24:51.980
 and behold,

00:24:52.839 --> 00:24:54.259
 I am with you always

00:24:54.259 --> 00:24:55.559
 to the end

00:24:55.559 --> 00:24:56.399
 of the age.

00:24:58.079 --> 00:24:59.319
 That's in verse 20.

00:25:01.079 --> 00:25:02.359
 This is not

00:25:02.359 --> 00:25:03.419
 a rugby coach

00:25:03.419 --> 00:25:04.959
 giving his team

00:25:04.959 --> 00:25:05.619
 a pep talk

00:25:05.619 --> 00:25:06.439
 before a big game.

00:25:06.879 --> 00:25:07.599
 Go get them,

00:25:07.699 --> 00:25:08.000
 boys,

00:25:08.179 --> 00:25:09.000
 you got this.

00:25:09.819 --> 00:25:10.439
 This is not

00:25:10.439 --> 00:25:10.959
 what it is.

00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:12.899
 This is our king

00:25:12.899 --> 00:25:14.139
 declaring to his

00:25:14.139 --> 00:25:15.059
 first kingdom people,

00:25:15.500 --> 00:25:15.719
 look,

00:25:15.959 --> 00:25:16.719
 I'm here,

00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:18.339
 I got your back.

00:25:20.140 --> 00:25:20.880
 Christ has

00:25:20.880 --> 00:25:22.000
 all the authority,

00:25:22.600 --> 00:25:23.140
 wants people

00:25:23.140 --> 00:25:24.100
 of all backgrounds

00:25:24.100 --> 00:25:24.839
 discipled,

00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:25.920
 and has given

00:25:25.920 --> 00:25:27.339
 orders to get them

00:25:27.339 --> 00:25:28.120
 trained

00:25:28.120 --> 00:25:29.440
 to live according

00:25:29.440 --> 00:25:31.100
 to all his commands.

00:25:32.680 --> 00:25:33.539
 None of this

00:25:33.539 --> 00:25:34.339
 universal kingdom

00:25:34.339 --> 00:25:35.420
 mission depends

00:25:35.420 --> 00:25:36.319
 on our strength

00:25:36.319 --> 00:25:36.960
 or stamina.

00:25:38.279 --> 00:25:39.220
 Christ is the one

00:25:39.220 --> 00:25:39.860
 who works

00:25:39.860 --> 00:25:40.779
 through his people,

00:25:41.360 --> 00:25:42.039
 and it says here,

00:25:42.200 --> 00:25:42.480
 always,

00:25:43.000 --> 00:25:44.700
 which is translated

00:25:44.700 --> 00:25:45.279
 from the Greek,

00:25:45.640 --> 00:25:46.519
 all the days.

00:25:46.720 --> 00:25:48.019
 all day,

00:25:48.360 --> 00:25:49.160
 every day.

00:25:51.480 --> 00:25:52.279
 There was an ad

00:25:52.279 --> 00:25:53.019
 called Hayong Day,

00:25:53.120 --> 00:25:53.360
 actually.

00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:56.160
 Always.

00:25:58.380 --> 00:25:59.920
 Jesus never calls

00:25:59.920 --> 00:26:00.360
 in sick.

00:26:01.319 --> 00:26:02.299
 He doesn't even

00:26:02.299 --> 00:26:03.079
 pretend to work

00:26:03.079 --> 00:26:03.519
 from home.

00:26:05.319 --> 00:26:06.160
 Though our king

00:26:06.160 --> 00:26:07.160
 has surely

00:26:07.160 --> 00:26:08.160
 ascended physically,

00:26:08.900 --> 00:26:09.660
 his spirit

00:26:09.660 --> 00:26:11.279
 remains present

00:26:11.279 --> 00:26:12.279
 in us,

00:26:12.940 --> 00:26:13.660
 in the church,

00:26:14.539 --> 00:26:15.019
 individually,

00:26:15.660 --> 00:26:16.079
 collectively,

00:26:16.079 --> 00:26:17.439
 and we

00:26:17.439 --> 00:26:18.279
 are his kingdom

00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:18.699
 people.

00:26:19.480 --> 00:26:19.939
 The king

00:26:19.939 --> 00:26:20.859
 is really here.

00:26:22.059 --> 00:26:23.119
 When Jesus says,

00:26:23.299 --> 00:26:24.139
 I'm with you always,

00:26:24.519 --> 00:26:24.980
 he means

00:26:24.980 --> 00:26:26.379
 every ordinary,

00:26:27.139 --> 00:26:27.559
 messy,

00:26:27.980 --> 00:26:28.359
 fearful,

00:26:28.720 --> 00:26:29.119
 painful,

00:26:29.119 --> 00:26:30.359
 but also

00:26:30.359 --> 00:26:31.319
 hopeful day.

00:26:32.460 --> 00:26:33.460
 This matters

00:26:33.460 --> 00:26:34.799
 because human effort

00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:35.460
 alone

00:26:35.460 --> 00:26:36.779
 can only produce

00:26:36.779 --> 00:26:37.240
 hype,

00:26:37.720 --> 00:26:38.419
 not fruit.

00:26:40.519 --> 00:26:41.579
 When the right skills,

00:26:41.579 --> 00:26:42.639
 with the right skills

00:26:42.639 --> 00:26:43.740
 and the right charisma,

00:26:44.679 --> 00:26:45.559
 you can easily

00:26:45.559 --> 00:26:46.619
 fill a stadium

00:26:46.619 --> 00:26:47.679
 with cheers,

00:26:47.960 --> 00:26:48.539
 with tears,

00:26:48.859 --> 00:26:49.480
 with applause,

00:26:49.619 --> 00:26:50.359
 and even sinners'

00:26:50.519 --> 00:26:50.980
 prayers.

00:26:51.980 --> 00:26:53.199
 But unless Jesus

00:26:53.199 --> 00:26:54.099
 is present,

00:26:54.500 --> 00:26:55.839
 doing all the inner work,

00:26:56.460 --> 00:26:57.059
 the seed

00:26:57.059 --> 00:26:57.939
 can just

00:26:57.939 --> 00:26:58.659
 not grow.

00:26:58.660 --> 00:27:02.779
 when Jesus

00:27:02.779 --> 00:27:03.640
 said to his disciples

00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:04.480
 in John 15,

00:27:04.759 --> 00:27:05.640
 apart from me,

00:27:05.720 --> 00:27:06.620
 you can do nothing,

00:27:07.060 --> 00:27:08.040
 it was not a threat,

00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:09.920
 that is the gospel's

00:27:09.920 --> 00:27:10.400
 realism.

00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:12.960
 Discipleship

00:27:12.960 --> 00:27:13.580
 is not an

00:27:13.580 --> 00:27:14.580
 eight-week course.

00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:16.140
 It is the spirit

00:27:16.140 --> 00:27:16.660
 of Jesus

00:27:16.660 --> 00:27:18.000
 forming kingdom

00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:18.519
 people

00:27:18.519 --> 00:27:19.540
 through his

00:27:19.540 --> 00:27:20.360
 kingdom people,

00:27:20.900 --> 00:27:21.620
 turning taught

00:27:21.620 --> 00:27:22.040
 truths

00:27:22.040 --> 00:27:23.440
 into transformed

00:27:23.440 --> 00:27:23.920
 hearts.

00:27:23.920 --> 00:27:26.340
 And don't miss

00:27:26.340 --> 00:27:26.860
 the death

00:27:26.860 --> 00:27:28.140
 of this promise.

00:27:28.620 --> 00:27:28.980
 When Jesus

00:27:28.980 --> 00:27:29.420
 says,

00:27:29.900 --> 00:27:30.940
 I am with you,

00:27:31.580 --> 00:27:32.180
 the words

00:27:32.180 --> 00:27:33.380
 is basically

00:27:33.380 --> 00:27:34.440
 Emmanuel,

00:27:35.300 --> 00:27:36.700
 God with us.

00:27:38.120 --> 00:27:38.400
 Matthew

00:27:38.400 --> 00:27:39.200
 begins

00:27:39.200 --> 00:27:40.019
 and ends

00:27:40.019 --> 00:27:40.720
 his good news

00:27:40.720 --> 00:27:41.620
 with that

00:27:41.620 --> 00:27:42.620
 awesome name.

00:27:44.220 --> 00:27:44.640
 Sin

00:27:44.640 --> 00:27:45.140
 had driven

00:27:45.140 --> 00:27:46.320
 God and humanity

00:27:46.320 --> 00:27:46.840
 apart.

00:27:47.779 --> 00:27:48.279
 Adam was

00:27:48.279 --> 00:27:48.860
 kicked out

00:27:48.860 --> 00:27:49.480
 of the garden,

00:27:49.779 --> 00:27:50.840
 the pillar of fire

00:27:50.840 --> 00:27:51.539
 in the wilderness

00:27:51.539 --> 00:27:52.640
 with Israel.

00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:53.200
 It was,

00:27:53.440 --> 00:27:53.480
 yes,

00:27:53.480 --> 00:27:54.319
 bright and warm

00:27:54.319 --> 00:27:54.720
 at night,

00:27:55.039 --> 00:27:55.720
 but it tells

00:27:55.720 --> 00:27:56.860
 Israel to keep

00:27:56.860 --> 00:27:57.599
 a distance.

00:27:59.000 --> 00:27:59.920
 Mount Sinai,

00:28:00.500 --> 00:28:01.259
 the big one,

00:28:01.420 --> 00:28:02.200
 became a kill

00:28:02.200 --> 00:28:02.519
 switch,

00:28:02.900 --> 00:28:03.420
 touch it

00:28:03.420 --> 00:28:04.120
 and you die.

00:28:04.900 --> 00:28:05.779
 The tabernacle

00:28:05.779 --> 00:28:06.640
 and the temple

00:28:06.640 --> 00:28:07.660
 invites Israel

00:28:07.660 --> 00:28:08.220
 to worship,

00:28:09.000 --> 00:28:09.700
 but massive

00:28:09.700 --> 00:28:10.420
 thick curtain

00:28:10.420 --> 00:28:11.559
 says keep up,

00:28:11.880 --> 00:28:12.460
 keep out,

00:28:13.000 --> 00:28:14.420
 holiness is inside.

00:28:15.579 --> 00:28:16.559
 Without Jesus,

00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:17.620
 there can be

00:28:17.620 --> 00:28:18.599
 no Emmanuel.

00:28:19.180 --> 00:28:20.380
 Because of

00:28:20.380 --> 00:28:20.880
 Jesus,

00:28:21.660 --> 00:28:22.920
 God is with us.

00:28:22.920 --> 00:28:28.420
 God says,

00:28:28.420 --> 00:28:28.980
 keep out.

00:28:29.160 --> 00:28:29.720
 With Jesus,

00:28:29.920 --> 00:28:30.279
 God says,

00:28:30.460 --> 00:28:30.940
 come in.

00:28:31.779 --> 00:28:32.580
 So the king's

00:28:32.580 --> 00:28:33.779
 assurance is both

00:28:33.779 --> 00:28:34.480
 commission

00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:36.039
 and also comfort.

00:28:36.900 --> 00:28:37.420
 Commission

00:28:37.420 --> 00:28:38.340
 because his mission

00:28:38.340 --> 00:28:39.140
 is not primarily

00:28:39.140 --> 00:28:40.120
 about our strength.

00:28:40.820 --> 00:28:41.259
 It's about

00:28:41.259 --> 00:28:42.300
 Christ's presence

00:28:42.300 --> 00:28:43.560
 working through us.

00:28:44.259 --> 00:28:44.620
 Comfort

00:28:44.620 --> 00:28:45.779
 because he draws

00:28:45.779 --> 00:28:46.420
 us in

00:28:46.420 --> 00:28:46.880
 and near

00:28:46.880 --> 00:28:48.060
 and we are

00:28:48.060 --> 00:28:48.860
 never sent

00:28:48.860 --> 00:28:49.600
 out alone.

00:28:49.599 --> 00:28:51.980
 Matthew 28,

00:28:52.099 --> 00:28:54.099
 17 says

00:28:54.099 --> 00:28:54.559
 that the

00:28:54.559 --> 00:28:57.459
 11 disciples

00:28:57.459 --> 00:28:58.740
 were doubting.

00:28:59.279 --> 00:29:00.079
 If you look at the verse,

00:29:00.179 --> 00:29:00.439
 it says

00:29:00.439 --> 00:29:01.359
 they were doubting.

00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:02.980
 What were they

00:29:02.980 --> 00:29:03.519
 doubting about?

00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:04.079
 They've seen the

00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:05.599
 recent Lord already.

00:29:06.399 --> 00:29:07.279
 Thomas has also

00:29:07.279 --> 00:29:07.779
 seen him

00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:09.359
 in the room.

00:29:10.219 --> 00:29:10.559
 So what are they

00:29:10.559 --> 00:29:10.939
 doubting?

00:29:10.940 --> 00:29:11.759
 Well,

00:29:11.960 --> 00:29:12.500
 the word also

00:29:12.500 --> 00:29:13.180
 translates to

00:29:13.180 --> 00:29:13.980
 hesitating.

00:29:14.700 --> 00:29:15.420
 They hesitated

00:29:15.420 --> 00:29:16.779
 in bowing down

00:29:16.779 --> 00:29:17.820
 to worship Jesus.

00:29:18.779 --> 00:29:19.400
 But our king

00:29:19.400 --> 00:29:20.279
 did not hesitate

00:29:20.279 --> 00:29:21.860
 to assign them

00:29:21.860 --> 00:29:23.140
 to his kingdom's

00:29:23.140 --> 00:29:23.440
 mission.

00:29:25.400 --> 00:29:25.700
 Jesus

00:29:25.700 --> 00:29:26.519
 is not

00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:27.539
 looking for

00:29:27.539 --> 00:29:28.600
 perfect Christians

00:29:28.600 --> 00:29:30.180
 to be rock stars

00:29:30.180 --> 00:29:31.039
 in his kingdom.

00:29:31.720 --> 00:29:32.500
 He's calling

00:29:32.500 --> 00:29:33.140
 for the weak,

00:29:33.620 --> 00:29:34.200
 the unworthy,

00:29:34.840 --> 00:29:35.660
 the broken

00:29:35.660 --> 00:29:36.420
 jars of

00:29:36.420 --> 00:29:37.519
 unclean clay

00:29:37.519 --> 00:29:38.660
 through which

00:29:38.660 --> 00:29:39.440
 his presence

00:29:39.440 --> 00:29:40.420
 and power

00:29:40.420 --> 00:29:41.460
 are revealed.

00:29:42.839 --> 00:29:43.420
 Authority,

00:29:44.079 --> 00:29:44.559
 assurance,

00:29:44.720 --> 00:29:45.339
 and assurance,

00:29:45.960 --> 00:29:46.920
 all these things

00:29:46.920 --> 00:29:47.859
 hold together.

00:29:48.740 --> 00:29:49.139
 Our king

00:29:49.139 --> 00:29:49.660
 rules,

00:29:50.079 --> 00:29:50.500
 our king

00:29:50.500 --> 00:29:51.160
 reigns,

00:29:51.460 --> 00:29:51.839
 our king

00:29:51.839 --> 00:29:52.339
 works

00:29:52.339 --> 00:29:53.359
 in and

00:29:53.359 --> 00:29:53.900
 through us.

00:29:54.779 --> 00:29:55.180
 Isn't he

00:29:55.180 --> 00:29:55.559
 wonderful?

00:29:57.779 --> 00:29:58.539
 Yes,

00:29:59.119 --> 00:29:59.379
 he's

00:29:59.379 --> 00:29:59.779
 wonderful.

00:30:00.779 --> 00:30:01.299
 Is there

00:30:01.299 --> 00:30:01.779
 anything

00:30:01.779 --> 00:30:02.579
 on earth

00:30:02.579 --> 00:30:02.980
 that is

00:30:02.980 --> 00:30:03.259
 more

00:30:03.259 --> 00:30:03.920
 purposeful?

00:30:03.920 --> 00:30:08.140
 Why are

00:30:08.140 --> 00:30:08.620
 we doom

00:30:08.620 --> 00:30:09.080
 scrolling?

00:30:10.039 --> 00:30:10.380
 Why are

00:30:10.380 --> 00:30:10.779
 we watching

00:30:10.779 --> 00:30:11.259
 Netflix?

00:30:13.380 --> 00:30:14.080
 It's okay,

00:30:14.220 --> 00:30:14.420
 actually.

00:30:14.740 --> 00:30:15.759
 Do a little

00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:16.019
 bit of

00:30:16.019 --> 00:30:16.380
 relaxation.

00:30:17.160 --> 00:30:17.420
 But it

00:30:17.420 --> 00:30:18.019
 kills a lot

00:30:18.019 --> 00:30:18.580
 of time

00:30:18.580 --> 00:30:19.080
 and a lot

00:30:19.080 --> 00:30:19.680
 of life.

00:30:20.039 --> 00:30:20.420
 How much

00:30:20.420 --> 00:30:20.940
 life have

00:30:20.940 --> 00:30:21.279
 you got?

00:30:23.380 --> 00:30:24.100
 I don't

00:30:24.100 --> 00:30:24.480
 know.

00:30:25.300 --> 00:30:25.660
 I often

00:30:25.660 --> 00:30:26.100
 say to my

00:30:26.100 --> 00:30:26.380
 wife,

00:30:26.940 --> 00:30:27.400
 if I die

00:30:27.400 --> 00:30:27.820
 next week,

00:30:27.920 --> 00:30:28.380
 here's the

00:30:28.380 --> 00:30:28.900
 bank account.

00:30:29.440 --> 00:30:30.039
 Get your

00:30:30.039 --> 00:30:30.279
 access.

00:30:31.340 --> 00:30:32.100
 Someone says,

00:30:32.200 --> 00:30:32.620
 if you lay

00:30:32.620 --> 00:30:33.279
 your life

00:30:33.279 --> 00:30:33.519
 out,

00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:33.900
 the number

00:30:33.900 --> 00:30:34.519
 of days

00:30:34.519 --> 00:30:35.119
 left on

00:30:35.119 --> 00:30:35.720
 a spreadsheet,

00:30:36.000 --> 00:30:36.379
 that thing

00:30:36.379 --> 00:30:36.920
 called Excel

00:30:36.920 --> 00:30:37.319
 or Google

00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:37.519
 sheet,

00:30:37.599 --> 00:30:37.819
 whatever,

00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:39.200
 and all

00:30:39.200 --> 00:30:39.639
 the boxes,

00:30:39.819 --> 00:30:40.220
 there's actually

00:30:40.220 --> 00:30:40.779
 not that many

00:30:40.779 --> 00:30:41.420
 boxes left.

00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:41.660
 You can

00:30:41.660 --> 00:30:42.139
 actually see

00:30:42.139 --> 00:30:42.319
 it.

00:30:46.079 --> 00:30:46.740
 We are

00:30:46.740 --> 00:30:47.139
 very,

00:30:47.319 --> 00:30:47.599
 very

00:30:47.599 --> 00:30:48.359
 incredibly

00:30:48.359 --> 00:30:49.059
 privileged

00:30:49.059 --> 00:30:50.379
 to be

00:30:50.379 --> 00:30:50.839
 called

00:30:50.839 --> 00:30:54.259
 to become

00:30:54.259 --> 00:30:54.759
 a royal

00:30:54.759 --> 00:30:55.319
 ambassador

00:30:55.319 --> 00:30:55.839
 for him.

00:30:56.259 --> 00:30:56.599
 Very

00:30:56.599 --> 00:30:57.139
 privileged.

00:30:59.539 --> 00:30:59.879
 And so

00:30:59.879 --> 00:31:00.420
 this week,

00:31:01.039 --> 00:31:01.900
 I want us

00:31:01.900 --> 00:31:02.379
 to ask

00:31:02.379 --> 00:31:02.900
 ourselves

00:31:02.900 --> 00:31:03.600
 and also

00:31:03.600 --> 00:31:04.160
 ask God,

00:31:05.200 --> 00:31:06.800
 what small

00:31:06.800 --> 00:31:08.640
 step can

00:31:08.640 --> 00:31:09.120
 I take

00:31:09.120 --> 00:31:10.320
 to enjoy

00:31:10.320 --> 00:31:11.120
 more of

00:31:11.120 --> 00:31:11.460
 him and

00:31:11.460 --> 00:31:11.940
 his presence

00:31:11.940 --> 00:31:12.300
 first,

00:31:13.200 --> 00:31:13.880
 and then

00:31:13.880 --> 00:31:14.420
 be sent

00:31:14.420 --> 00:31:15.500
 to do

00:31:15.500 --> 00:31:15.900
 his kingdom

00:31:15.900 --> 00:31:17.400
 work right

00:31:17.400 --> 00:31:18.420
 here or

00:31:18.420 --> 00:31:18.940
 wherever he

00:31:18.940 --> 00:31:19.340
 wants us

00:31:19.340 --> 00:31:19.640
 to go?

00:31:22.140 --> 00:31:23.000
 The question

00:31:23.000 --> 00:31:23.460
 is not,

00:31:23.960 --> 00:31:24.320
 hey God,

00:31:24.380 --> 00:31:24.860
 I'm great

00:31:24.860 --> 00:31:25.360
 at this,

00:31:25.700 --> 00:31:26.680
 would you

00:31:26.680 --> 00:31:27.060
 send me?

00:31:27.860 --> 00:31:28.120
 No,

00:31:28.960 --> 00:31:29.780
 don't ask that

00:31:29.779 --> 00:31:30.099
 question.

00:31:30.099 --> 00:31:30.579
 It's like,

00:31:30.740 --> 00:31:30.920
 Lord,

00:31:31.039 --> 00:31:31.680
 my hands

00:31:31.680 --> 00:31:32.200
 and feet

00:31:32.200 --> 00:31:32.720
 and arms

00:31:32.720 --> 00:31:33.019
 and hearts

00:31:33.019 --> 00:31:33.440
 are open.

00:31:34.119 --> 00:31:34.460
 Would you

00:31:34.460 --> 00:31:35.059
 please send

00:31:35.059 --> 00:31:35.299
 me?

00:31:37.700 --> 00:31:38.119
 Just

00:31:38.119 --> 00:31:38.639
 whatever you

00:31:38.639 --> 00:31:38.899
 want us

00:31:38.899 --> 00:31:39.180
 to do,

00:31:39.319 --> 00:31:39.799
 give me the

00:31:39.799 --> 00:31:40.319
 spirit,

00:31:40.519 --> 00:31:40.940
 give me the

00:31:40.940 --> 00:31:41.299
 skill,

00:31:41.539 --> 00:31:41.859
 I've got

00:31:41.859 --> 00:31:42.399
 your word,

00:31:42.579 --> 00:31:42.859
 I've got

00:31:42.859 --> 00:31:43.420
 everything I

00:31:43.420 --> 00:31:43.619
 need.

00:31:46.500 --> 00:31:46.920
 Let's

00:31:46.920 --> 00:31:47.099
 pray.

00:31:47.099 --> 00:31:50.099
 O

00:31:50.099 --> 00:31:50.439
 King

00:31:50.439 --> 00:31:50.959
 Jesus,

00:31:51.899 --> 00:31:52.419
 may your

00:31:52.419 --> 00:31:52.899
 authority

00:31:52.899 --> 00:31:53.559
 reorder

00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:54.099
 our

00:31:54.099 --> 00:31:54.719
 loyalties,

00:31:55.719 --> 00:31:55.859
 your

00:31:55.859 --> 00:31:56.319
 assignment

00:31:56.319 --> 00:31:56.759
 shapes

00:31:56.759 --> 00:31:56.980
 our

00:31:56.980 --> 00:31:57.459
 priorities,

00:31:58.000 --> 00:31:58.459
 and your

00:31:58.459 --> 00:31:58.939
 assurance

00:31:58.939 --> 00:31:59.599
 gives us

00:31:59.599 --> 00:32:00.500
 comfort and

00:32:00.500 --> 00:32:01.939
 courage to

00:32:01.939 --> 00:32:02.459
 serve you

00:32:02.459 --> 00:32:02.939
 and obey

00:32:02.939 --> 00:32:04.559
 you every

00:32:04.559 --> 00:32:05.240
 single day

00:32:05.240 --> 00:32:05.819
 and every

00:32:05.819 --> 00:32:06.419
 single moment.

00:32:06.419 --> 00:32:07.059
 Amen.

00:32:07.419 --> 00:32:08.039
 Yeah.